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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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