Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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