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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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