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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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