Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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