Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches 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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