Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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