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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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