Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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