Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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