Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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