Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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