Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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