Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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