Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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