Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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