Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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