Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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