Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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