Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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