Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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