Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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