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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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