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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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