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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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