Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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