Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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