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 topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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