Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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