Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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