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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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