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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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