Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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