Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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