Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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