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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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