Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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