Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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