Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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