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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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