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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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