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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches 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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