Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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