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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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