Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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