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 topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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