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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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