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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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