Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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