Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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