Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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