Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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