Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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