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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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