Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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