Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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