Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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