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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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