Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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