Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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