Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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