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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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