Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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