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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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