Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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