Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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