Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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