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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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