Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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