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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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