Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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