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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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