Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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