Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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