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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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