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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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