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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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