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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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