Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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