Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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