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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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