Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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