Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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