Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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