Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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