Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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