Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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