Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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