Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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