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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding 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 resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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