Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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