Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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