Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important 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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