Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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