Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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