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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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