Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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