Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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