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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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