Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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