Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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