Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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