Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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