Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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