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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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