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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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