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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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