Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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