Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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