Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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