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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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