Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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