Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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