Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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