Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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