Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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