Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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