Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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