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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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