Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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