Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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