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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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