Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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