Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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