Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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