Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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