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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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