Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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