Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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