Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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