Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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