Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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