Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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