Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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