Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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