Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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