Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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