Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major 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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