Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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