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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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