Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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