Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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