Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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