Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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