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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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