Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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