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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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