Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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