Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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