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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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