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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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