Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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