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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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