Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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