Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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