Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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