Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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