Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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