Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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