Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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