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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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