Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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