Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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