Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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