Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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