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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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