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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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