Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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