Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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