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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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