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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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