Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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