Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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