Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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