Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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