Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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