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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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