Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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