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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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