Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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