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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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