Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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