Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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