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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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