Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the 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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