Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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