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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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