Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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