Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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