Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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