Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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