Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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