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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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