Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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