Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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