Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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