Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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