Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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