Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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