Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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