Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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