Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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