Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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