Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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