Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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