Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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