Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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