Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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