Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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