Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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