Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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