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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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