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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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