Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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