Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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