Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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