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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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