Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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