Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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