Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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