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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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