Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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