Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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