Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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