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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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