Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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