Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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