Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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