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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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