Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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