Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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