Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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