Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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