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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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