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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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