Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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