Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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