Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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