Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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