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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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