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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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