Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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