Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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