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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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