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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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