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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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