Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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