Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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