Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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