Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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