Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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