Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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