Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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