Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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