Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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