Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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