Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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