Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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