Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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