Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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