Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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