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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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