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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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