Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the 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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