Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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