Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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