Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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