Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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