Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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