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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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