Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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