Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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