Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important 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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