Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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