Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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