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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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