Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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