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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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