Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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