Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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