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 issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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