Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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