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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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