Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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