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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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