Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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