Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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