Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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