Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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