Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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