Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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