Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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