Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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