Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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