Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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