Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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