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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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