Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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