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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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