Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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