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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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