Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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