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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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