Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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