Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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