Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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