Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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