Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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