Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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