Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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