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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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