Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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