Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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