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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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