Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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