Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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