Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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