Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the 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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