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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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