Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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