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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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