Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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