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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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