Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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