Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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