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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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