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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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