Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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