Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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