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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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