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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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