Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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