Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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