Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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