Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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