Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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