Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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