Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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