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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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