Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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