Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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