Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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