Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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