Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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