Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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