Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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