Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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