Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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