Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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