Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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