Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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