Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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