Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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