Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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