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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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