Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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