Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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