Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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