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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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