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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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