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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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