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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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