Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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