Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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