Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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