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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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