Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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