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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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