Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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