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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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