Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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