Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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