Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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