Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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