Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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