Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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