Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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