Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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