Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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