Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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