Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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