Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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