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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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