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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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