Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic 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 deals with 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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