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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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