Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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