Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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