Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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