Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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