Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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