Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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