Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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