Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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