Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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