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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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