Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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