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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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