Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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