Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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