Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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