Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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