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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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