Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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