Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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