Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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