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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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