Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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