Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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