Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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