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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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