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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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