Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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