Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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