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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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