Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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