Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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