Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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