Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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