Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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