Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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