Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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