Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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