Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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