Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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