Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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