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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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