Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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