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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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