Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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