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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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