Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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