Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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