Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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