Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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