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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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