Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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