Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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