Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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