Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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