Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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