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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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