Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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