Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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