Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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