Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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