Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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