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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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