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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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