Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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