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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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