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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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