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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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