Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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