Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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