Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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