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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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