Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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