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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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