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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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