Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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