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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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