Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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