Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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