Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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