Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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