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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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