Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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