Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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