Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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