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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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