Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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