Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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