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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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