Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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