Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major 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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