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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This 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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