Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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