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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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