Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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