Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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