Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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