Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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