Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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