Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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