Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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