Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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