Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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