Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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