Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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