Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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