Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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