Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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