Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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