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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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