Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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