Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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