Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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