Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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