Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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