Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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