Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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