Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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