Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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