Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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