Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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