Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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