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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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