Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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