Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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