Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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