Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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